Hyder, Alaska
Hyder
The easternmost town in Alaska can only be accessed from Canada.
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Hyder, Alaska
The easternmost town in Alaska can only be accessed from Canada.
Watson Lake, Yukon
Roadside collection of 65,000 signs.
Palmer, Alaska
An Alaska livestock farm devotes itself to harvesting wool from creatures that once ran with mammoths and sabertooth tigers.
Chitina, Alaska
At 238 feet above the bottom of a gorge this span is known as the biggest thrill on the road to McCarthy.
Chitina, Alaska
The ghostly remains of what was once the world's richest copper mine.
Dover Plains, New York
This natural rock "church" might not be a proper chapel but that doesn't mean it's not beautiful.
Cape Town, South Africa
This African beach is home to thousands of rare mainland penguins that are known for their annoying voice.
Yakushima, Japan
The magical, mossy forest that inspired 'Princess Mononoke.'
Azumino, Japan
The largest of its kind in Japan, this century-old wasabi farm is also known for its appearance in an Akira Kurosawa film.
Thingvellir, Iceland
The picturesque birthplace of Icelandic democracy is drenched in the blood of its brutal past.
Hamragarðar, Iceland
This fantastical waterfall is hidden in a cave located in a cracked cliff.
Iceland
The oldest steel ship in Iceland has been beached for years and is now a rusting ruin.
Iceland
This rusting remnant of the local herring industry is being given a second life.
Ercolano, Italy
Pompeii's less famous neighbor is still revealing her secrets.
Pompeii, Italy
The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.
Pompeii, Italy
Erotic art covers the walls of the largest ancient pleasure palace.
Pompeii, Italy
Before it was buried by volcanic ash, this fast-food restaurant fed the hungry hordes of ancient Rome.
Ravello, Italy
Beautiful views and Roman-style statues on the Italian coast.
Furore, Italy
A narrow opening between the mountains of the Amalfi Coast creates a scenic hidden beach.
Trani, Italy
Three underground crypts and a pointed arch under the bell tower make this cathedral unique among Romanesque churches.
Alberobello, Italy
Southern Italy's spinning top village.
Sparta, Greece
The ruins of an abandoned medieval city where the last Byzantine emperor was crowned.
Argolis, Greece
This legendary city has been a tourist attraction for centuries.
Bucak, Turkey
A little-known caravanserai hidden among farmhouses in the Turkish countryside.